The authorities in Uganda are planning to start an Ebola vaccination campaign in the western district of Kasese, which saw two deaths from the virus earlier this week.

The two deceased had crossed over form the Democratic Republic of Congo, where nearly 1,400 people have died from Ebola.

Health workers and people who came into contact with those who had Ebola will get the injection.

Uganda's health ministry says seven people who had earlier been suspected to have Ebola have been found to be negative.

The seven include four of the people who were repatriated to DR Congo on Thursday along with a three-year-old who has the virus.

However, the  European Union has released $3.9m (£3m) to Uganda and South Sudan in emergency funding to help prevent the spread of Ebola.

The additional funding comes ahead of Friday's World Health Organisation meeting to discuss whether the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo should be declared a public health emergency of international concern.

WHO however, resolved that the outbreak is not a public health emergency,  “Although the outbreak does not at this time pose a global health threat, I want to emphasise that for the affected families and communities, this outbreak is very much an emergency,” the head of the UN health agency Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said.